New car racing championship to gather sports personalities
The A1 Grand Prix, category created by the sheikh Maktoum Hasher Al-Maktoum, will have amongst the directors the football players Ronaldo Nazário and Luis Figo, from Real Madrid, and the Formula 1 champions Emerson Fittipaldi, Alan Jones and John Surtees. The teams may only be sponsored by companies or brands from their countries of origin.

